Chapter Four: The Past, Part Two
Sorrow
This chapter will show you why, this story was given an M rating
Natsu, and Tamayo were currently in a cave hiding from the sunlight, as it was day time. "Tell me more about your sensei!" Tamayo asked Natsu. "Okay why not...my sensei's name was Igneel Ryūjin, and he was human he had long deep red hair, and the blue eyes of a dragon" Natsu stated as he described his sensei's appearance "wow, I never thought someone would have the last name of the dragon god" Tamayo claimed. "Mhm his last name is cool, Igneel-sensei was a good man, from a glance he could tell which demons were monsters and which still had their humanity...he took me in and taught me pretty much everything I know...and afterwards he gave me this scarf!" Natsu revealed tugging at his scarf. "He sounds likes a wonderful man" Tamayo said. "Oh he was!" Natsu grinned.
"Can you tell me more about the red coats...why are you guys called this?" She asked. "The Red Coats is an independent branch of the Demon Slayer corps that I co-founded, and lead...each member wears a red kimono, because the colour red symbolizes the blood that was spilt" Natsu explained
"I can't wait to meet them...anyways Natsu, if you want I can help you regain your memories from when you were human, I was a doctor in my human life and still take on the profession" Tamayo offered. Natsu's ears perked "that would be amazing!" Natsu turned to her and smiled. "It would be my pleasure" Tamayo stated as she blushed. "Hey you okay?" Natsu stated as he got way too close to her face. Tamayo blushed madly "eh, y-yeah Im f-fine" she stuttered. "You don't seem fine...jeez your forehead is so hot..are you sure?" Natsu asked, "y-yeah I'm fine, Its just hot" she murmured. "Oh okay" Natsu stated as he backed away. "This feeling in my heart...I-is it love?" She asked her self as she remembered what Natsu told her "if you can love, and care...you are human" those words played in her mind "I really am in love" she said to herself as she smiled. "Well okay Natsu I'm gonna help you regain your memories, can you please lay down, and take your clothes off, you can remain in your pants" Tamayo commanded, and Natsu obliged he took off his kimono and placed it under him so he can lay down on it. "Okay we shall begin"
-117 years ago-
It was a raining, and the night was young. Natsu could be seen playing chess with a black haired young man who seemed to be his older brother. It looked as if their mother was cooking, and their father was reading the newspaper at the table. "Check-mate, I win again!" The black haired boy stated "tsk...no fair you're too good at this Zeref" [A/N: Natsu is 21, and Zeref is 24] what can I say...they don't call me a prodigy for nothing!" Zeref boasted as he got up to go to the bathroom. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "I got it..." Natsu said as he got up and walked to the door. He opened the door to see a man who oddly looked a lot like Michael Jackson. "Woah he's rich" Natsu thought. "Hello Sir, may I help you?" He asked the guest. "Yes please, I was on my way home when all the sudden my carriage got caught in the mud, which caused the wheel to break" The man stated as he moved to the left to show Natsu that he was telling the truth.
By this time the mother has come to the door. "Oh how unfortunate, you're welcome to stay here until the rain stops...if you'd like" the mother offered. "Oh thank-you for your kindness, you have a big heart" The man stated as he entered the home. He took off his shoes and came into the living room. "Who might this fine gentleman be?" The father stated as he stood up to shake the man's hand "My name is Yami Murafuji, it's an honour to meet you..." Yami trailed off, as if he was asking for the man's name. "My name is Hilal, This is my wife Sakura, and my son Natsu...our eldest son Zeref, will be joining us shortly and we are the Dragneels!" The father introduced everyone as they all smiled. "Oh? That's a rather unique surname. You must come from another country?" Yami asked. "Your observation is correct! I myself am not from here, but my wife Sakura is Japanese" Natsu's father answered
"This overwhelming feeling of dread...it's a demon!" Zeref thought to himself as he finished washing his hands. He quietly, and cautiously exited the bathroom. "I have to act quickly!" Zeref said to himself as he quickly went to get his nichirin blade. "Zeref honey...are you okay?" Sakura asked her son. "Yes mother I'm just fine" Zeref shouted back. "It cannot be, This poweful demonic aura. It feels as if I'm suffocating, this demon has to be one of the upper moons!" Zeref thought to himself as he got his katana. "So what do you all do for work?" Yami asked, and Zeref froze. "My husband here is a construction worker, and Natsu works with him, I work on our garden and sell the stuff I grow, .and my eldest son Zeref...he's a demon slayer" the mother revealed. "Ho, a demon slayer you say...do you know anything of his ranking?" Muzan asked intrigued. "Oh he's one of the famed hashi- hashihara? No what's it called..." The mother trailed off. "Ho, your son is a hashira... the highest rank a demon slayer can achieve?" Yami asked... "mhm!" The mother nodded proudly.
"I see, do you know which title he holds?" Muzan asked "he's earned the title the Hashira of intellect, because of his genius mind" The father Hilal revealed. "Hold on, so your son is the Zeref Dragneel?!" The wealthy man proclaimed lShit I have to act fast!" Zeref stated. "Hey mom...there's still some blood on this chicken...and I think I already ate some of it" Natsu revealed. Zeref's eyes widened, Muzan smirked, and Natsu clutched his chest. "Spriggan's breath first form: Darkness envelop!" Zeref chanted as a black aura enveloped him, he vanished and appeared next to Muzan, his blade mere millimetres from his neck which surprised Muzan. However Zeref made the unfortunate mistake of looking behind him, muzan took advantage of this and swung Zeref into the wall as he then vanished and began laughing maniacally.
"Natsu, honey are you okay?!" The mother shouted as she ran to Natsu. "No mother do-" Zeref watched in horror as the demon within Natsu awoke, and everything slowed down. The demon boy lunged towards his mother, and immediately impaled her with his claws, staining his body crimson. "N-Natsu...y-you killed your m-moth!" The father shouted in horror, as he was decapitated by Natsu, his head spewing blood like a fountain. Tears began to develop within his eyes. "NOOOOOOOOOOO! I don't want do this...why!Why can't I control my body!" Natsu cried as he struggled to fight his dark urges.
"NOOOOOOO!" Zeref shouted as he struggled to stand up. Zeref hesitated, he did not know what to do. he then realized Natsu was trying to resist the urge to! He saw tears rolling down Natsu's face, as he struggled to fight his demonic urges. "Noo, I don't want too do this!" Natsu repeated. but I can't control my body!" He said once again resisting the urge to consume his own parents. As if miraculously he was, yet did not attain full control over his body. He turnedl his attention to Zeref, against his will. "Natsu, fight it!!!! Don't let the darkness overtake you!" Zeref shouted. Natsu then lunged onto Zeref, bearing his fangs, growling like a dog. As tears continued to stream down his face. "I don't want to do thissss!!" He cried once more. "Zeref, please. You have to kill me!" He begged. "I-I..." Zeref hesitated "please nii-chan! I'm begging you!!!" He shouted in terror. "I can't! I don't want to kill you!!!" Zeref shouted back, as Natsu began to overpower him. "Brother please! End my suffering!" Natsu cried. The dull end of the blade began to dig into Zeref's palm, and he winced in pain. He knew this was the end for him.
"Natsu! Please fight it! I love you! You were the best little brother anyone could ever ask for!" Zeref pleaded. "So please, I don't want to lose you! Don't turn into a monster!" Zeref cried as he was using his katana to hold off Natsu. "I don't want to hurt you...I don't want to have to kill you!" Zeref shouted. Natsu began to cry, "I don't want to become a monster" he cried. But Natsu still didn't have control over his body. the pain of his katana digging into his hand was unbearable for him as tears began to develop within his eyes. But he kept on trying to resist. "Natsu! Fight it off" Zeref didn't know what to do...he did not want to hurt his brother because he believed their was still some. "Natsu please! I don't want to kill you like I had to kill Mavis!!!" Zeref shouted, before he was completely overpowered by Natsu, and flipped the blade which delivered the fatal blow... sharing the same fate as his parents
-Flash Back End-
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Natsu woke up screaming, in terror. "Natsu...Natsu it's okay I'm here...I'm here" Tamayo said as he embraced him. "I...killed them" he uttered. "I-..." she did not know what to say "I killed them!!!" Natsu revealed as his tears began to fall harder. He then gently pushed Tamayo off of him so he could puke. "Maybe I am a monster after all!" He wailed. Tamayo embraced him once more, and Natsu cried into her chest.
[A Few hours later]
"It's getting late...we should get going now." Natsu weakly said, with a distraught look on his face. "Natsu...I'm-" Lady Tamayo was going to say but was cut off. "It's not your fault, you do not need to apologize" he said. "I know, but. If I-" he cut her off again. "don't blame your self, you had nothing to do with what Muzan did, besides I already knew that I had probably killed them. So I went into this knowing I'd see something disturbing" he proclaimed. "I understand that. But- but if I'm the reason you had to relive that horrific experience." She cried. "You were only trying to help me" Natsu said "but-" she was cut off again. "Enough!" he shouted "W-why are you so quick to forgive me." Tamayo began to tear up "Like I said, I already knew that I killed them with my own hands... I just couldn't remember them! Recall what they looked like, or how we were as a family! Now I can finally picture them, I know what they look like... that we were happy... that they loved me... despite how horrible those memories were... it oddly gave me closure. Knowing that I will never forget them again." Natsu smiled, although genuinely, there was still a hint of sorrow behind it.
Well that was a pretty dark chapter don't you think? Sorry this took so long to upload I hope you can forgive me!